An app on every phone,
without the App Store
A PWA installs straight from your website: icon on the home screen, camera and GPS, and it keeps working without signal. Ideal for field service, inspections and warehouses. Without App Store reviews or duplicate codebases.
The benefits of an app, the simplicity of the web
Building a native app means: two codebases (iOS and Android), App Store reviews with every update and annual costs for accounts and maintenance. For most business applications that is a waste. A Progressive Web App is one application that runs everywhere, installable directly from your own site, and we build it on the same Laravel stack as the rest of your systems.
What a PWA can do
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Installable
Its own icon on the home screen, full screen, feels like a regular app.
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Offline-first
Keeps working without signal and syncs as soon as there is a connection again. Essential in the field.
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Camera and GPS
Take photos, record locations, scan barcodes: the phone's hardware is simply available.
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Push notifications
Give users a heads-up on a new task, order or malfunction.
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Updates without waiting
New version? It is on there instantly, for everyone. No review, no "update the app first".
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Securely logged in
The same security and permissions as your web application, because it is your web application.
Built for the real field
For inspectors climbing onto roofs, an offline app is not a luxury but a necessity: on top of a roof or in a basement there is often no signal. That is why we build field apps offline-first, with local storage and smart synchronisation.
And because the PWA runs on the same Laravel code as the office portal, planning and field staff always see the same data. One system, two faces.
Frequently asked questions about PWAs
For heavy graphical applications, deep integration with the operating system or when you absolutely want to be in the App Store for consumers. For business tools a PWA is in practice almost always the faster and cheaper choice.
Yes, on both. Installing, working offline, camera and GPS all work on both platforms; only push notifications have a few more limitations on iPhone. We advise honestly about that.
Roughly half or more: one codebase instead of two or three, no store process and updates that go live instantly. On top of that we reuse the backend of your existing web application.
Often, yes. If the foundation is good, we add installability, offline storage and notifications step by step.